Background
His father Friedrich Wilhelm Leyser (1622–1691) was the son of Polykarp Leyser II and grandson of Polykarp Leyser the Elder, both also theologians.
His father Friedrich Wilhelm Leyser (1622–1691) was the son of Polykarp Leyser II and grandson of Polykarp Leyser the Elder, both also theologians.
1 July 1656, Halle - 11 October 1725, Celle) was a German Lutheran theologian, superintendent, chaplain (Oberhofprediger) and orientalist. His mother was Friedrich"s wife Christine Margarethe Malsius (c 1630–before 1720). They had two children, including the theologian, philosopher and historian Polykarp Leyser IV (1690–1728).
